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2012Final results

2012 election for South Dakota Legislative District 8

South Dakota House of Representatives · South Dakota

2 seats: Scott Parsley (D), Leslie Heinemann (R) won.

2 seats
Scott ParsleyDemocrat · winner
30.6%6,069
Leslie HeinemannRepublican · winner
26.4%5,242
23.1%4,579
Gene E. KrogerRepublican
19.9%3,945
19,835 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+8.32006D+3.02008R+1.82010R+6.82012R+9.22014R+13.82016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET